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Former Strikeforce and PRIDE champion Dan Henderson returned to the UFC for a five round epic against former UFC light heavyweight champ Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Relive the incredible first battle before the rematch at Fight Night Natal.

In the aftermath of the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization’s 20th anniversary, the UFC is kicking off its next two decades with a fresh twist on its storied reality television series, The Ultimate Fighter. For the first time ever, the series’ 20th season will feature an all women cast in the UFC’s newest weight division and a new title...

Former “Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” finalist Daniel Sarafian is going to try his luck at welterweight. Sarafian will be making the cut from middleweight (185) to welterweight (170) in preparation for a bout with Japanese mainstay Kiichi Kunimoto, at UFC 174 this June. The show will emanate out of Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C. Sarafian looked like a strong...

Another bout has been added to Albuquerque’s first UFC show. Bobby Voelker will meet Lance Benoist on the June card, which will be headlined by Benson Henderson taking on Albuquerque’s own Jackson-Winkeljohn fighter Rustam Khabilov. MMAJunkie reports that “No broadcast plans have been revealed for the card, though it’s likely to air on FOX Sports 1 and stream on...

We’ve seen a lot of evolution in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts over the years, especially in The Ultimate Fighting Championship. Since UFC 1, the UFC has been captivating fight fans and getting martial arts obsessed athletes to take up multiple disciplines. They’ve changed the way fighting takes place on a global level. Something...

By Evan Stoumbelis March has been a busy month for the UFC, with 3 events in 3 weeks, and another this Sunday, several changes were made to our BJPENN.com rankings, mostly in the welterweight division. Below are the changes that have been made, and as always, head on over to the rankings section of our...

While we wait for Dan Henderson to return to action this weekend in Brazil, let’s relive one of his career defining moments. Michael Bisping had won three straight bouts before running into Dan Henderson. Specifically, the overhand right of Henderson. The UFC veteran “Hendo” stopped Bisping in his tracks and handed the Brit just his...

UFC middleweight fighter, Chael Sonnen, recently conducted an interview with the Brazilian Media and discussed his storied rivalry with Anderson Silva. Sonnen’s word were translated from English to Portuguese and back to English again, but the just of it, is that he’s explaining his discouraging words towards the Brazilian fighters and taking the high road,...

In our most recent MMA poll here at BJPENN.COM we asked our fans to vote on the success of the UFC’s on-line broadcasting service, UFC Fight Pass. Several original programs are scheduled for the new platform, and with a $9.99 price tag, there’s a mix of opinions out there. We ran this poll from the...

By Evan Stoumbelis The UFC announced today that Albuquerque New Mexico would be hosting a June 7th UFC Fight Night card featured Benson Henderson vs. Rustam Khabilov. Given the presence of many Jackson-Winkeljohn fighters in the UFC, Albuquerque can expect to see many familiar faces on the card, including main event fighter Rustam Khabilov Henderson...

With an overall UFC record of 3-2 and just two-fights into his stint as a welterweight, ATT’s Hector Lombard, is calling for a title shot against the newly minted champion, Johny Hendricks. The Judo based fighter is definitely deserving of being in the discussion for a crack at Johny, but so are the likes of...

In all of Mixed Martial Arts, Dan Henderson, is the last fighter who will likely ever receive a Therapeutic Use Exepmtion for Testosterone Replacement Therapy. At least in Brazil. The former Strikeforce and PRIDE FC champion, has been using the controversial therapy for years and as a result has been able to prolong his career...

Eventually Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva are going to take their beef to the streets… Oh wait, that already happened. At any rate, there is definitely no love lost between Silva and Sonnen. The two middleweight fighters are fresh off shooting the third season of Brazil’s Ultimate Fighter and are expected to face off inside...

Eddie Bravo and REnato Laranja are back with the latest from their ‘Revenge of the Death Knuckle’ series. If you haven’t seen this amazing comedy series, there’s no time like the present to start. Hit play above and enjoy!

Former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Rampage Jackson, and former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion, ‘King Mo’, are set to fight on Bellator’s first ever pay-per-view event this May. Rampage is known as one of the sports most vicious knockout artists and King Mo is widely considered one of the best wrestlers in the sport. For many, this scheduled...

Despite being commonly known as being one of the best referees in MMA, Herb Dean has recently come under some fire for some of the stoppages that he has made in major fights, particularly for the stoppages in the main events of UFC 169 and 170. Dean took to The MMA Hour to discuss the stoppages....

Holly Holm, a top female 135 lb. prospect, is apparently close to a deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As previously reported, Holm was set to meet with Dana White after UFC 171. Lenny Fresquez , Holm’s manager, recently told MMAjunkie that they are in talks with the UFC, saying: “Offers went back and forth…We already had...

Color me jealous, people. At the UFC 171 post-fight presser, Dana White announced that – on top of the $50,000 in cold hard cash that they already earn – any fighter who wins a bonus at a UFC event will also be eligible to win a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. That’s right, people. 50 grand and a...

We almost never got to see the enthralling battle between Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler. Johny Hendricks was on The MMA Hour today, and explained how a week-and-a-half old injury reemerged in the first round of his five round war with Lawler. “It’s my elbow,” Hendricks told Ariel Helwani. “It happened actually a week-and-a-half before,...

When recalling some of the most gruesome injuries ever seen in MMA history, Former UFC Middleweight Champ, Anderson Silva’s leg break tops the charts. We’ve been documenting the former champ’s recovery since the beginning (See that here), and what we have here is just the latest in Anderson’s miraculous recovery from that nasty leg break at UFC...

Thiago Silva was released from jail ten days ago under the conditions of house arrest. While free, the former UFC light-heavyweight contender, is apparently allowed to return to work and train with his team at the Blackzilian HQ in Miami. Rashad Evans sent out the image (above) of the fighting team through his instagram over...

Earlier today, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, cleared the air on a variety of topics and rumors circulating around himself and in regards to his relationship with the UFC. Most interesting are his comments on Performance Enhancing Drugs, which we covered earlier today. On that same topic, in his interview with Ariel Helwani, the...

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